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Job Title

Student Development Specialist II

Agency

Texas A&M University

Department

Multicultural Services Department

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Glimpse of the Job

Looking for student-centered, engaged, and collaborative-minded professionals to support the student success foci of our campus mission, strategic plans, and priorities. Best candidates should have experience in or a willingness to prioritize the development of student competencies around transition to college, meaningful connection, communication, and collaborative teamwork.

Your Opportunity to Contribute

+ Student Wellbeing - Develops, facilitates, and delivers student wellbeing programming supporting student retention, persistence, and graduation. C ultivates efforts to support the emotional and social needs and develop personal agency as students transition and persist to graduation.

+ Student Competency/Skill Development - Provides experiential education and skill development to grow students’ capacities to work productively in groups. Develops, interprets, and communicates university, departmental, and advising policies and procedures to meet university and student needs. Advises student organizations and supports leadership and skill development.

+ Program Development - Works with a team to implement efforts to support development and former student engagement, and outreach to internal and external stakeholders. Coordinates and facilitates endeavors for higher degrees of recognition and building of collaborative relationships benefiting students.

+ Committee/Collaboration/Liaison Representative - Fosters collaborative relationships with and serves as liaison to academic and student affairs departments and units, faculty, staff, and former students. Serves on university‐wide, division, department and other committees and working groups.

+ Budgeting/Development - Monitors the budget and expenditures for programs, services, and student organizations.

+ Contribution to the Profession - Attends and presents at local, regional, and national conferences and formally contributes to professional associations to enhance the departments and Division of Student Affairs influence in the profession.

+ Assessment - Assesses programs for learning, effectiveness, and future development. Monitors the budget and expenditures for programs, services, and student organizations. Performs other duties as assigned.

Who we are

The Department of Multicultural Services offers multiple educational and developmental initiatives and programs that foster connection, belonging, and engaging learning environments for students to thrive as members of the Aggie family. The department focuses on enhancing the academic experience of students through academic, professional, and personal development initiatives, programming and engagement. The department is committed to enriching the learning experience and working environment and embracing the perspectives and talents of all students.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:

+ Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience

+ One or more years of experience in student affairs work or related specialty with a bachelor's degree

+ No experience required with a master's degree

Preferred Qualifications:

+ Bachelor's degree in humanities, social science, or related area, or master’s degree in student affairs, counseling, or related field

+ Related experience and/or student development experience with a master’s degree

+ Student development experience with students from many backgrounds

+ Experience working around student engagement and student success

+ Experience advising programs and organizations, managing the complexities of program development and visibility, budgeting, and assessment

What to Know and Do

+ Apply!  A cover letter and resume will assist in the review of your application materials. You can upload them during the application process at CV/Resume

+ Salary: $51,750/Annual

+ Position Details: Occasional work beyond regular business hours for meetings the needs of the department.

Why Texas A&M University?

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & lived experience. Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values (https://www.tamu.edu/about/coreValues.html) which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.

We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, Core Values, and a community of caring and collaboration.  Amenities associated with a major university, such as sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you.  Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes.

+ Health (https://www.tamus.edu/business/benefits-administration/medical/) , dental (https://www.tamus.edu/business/benefits-administration/dental/) , vision (https://www.tamus.edu/business/benefits-administration/vision-insurance/) , life and long-term disability insurance (https://www.tamus.edu/business/benefits-administration/life-add/) with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums

+ 12-15 days (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/index.html) of annual paid holidays

+ Up to eight hours of paid sick leave (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/paid/sick.html)  and at least  eight hours of paid vacation each (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/paid/vacation.html) month

+ Automatically enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas

+ Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time (https://flourish.tamu.edu/wellness-release-time/)

+ Professional Development: All employees have access to free  LinkedIn Learning (https://linkedinlearning.tamu.edu/)  training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more

+ Employee Tuition Assistance (https://livingwell.tamu.edu/employee-tuition-assistance/) and Educational Release time (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/paid/educational.html) for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee

For additional information on benefits Click here (http://employees.tamu.edu/benefits/\_media/documents/200benefitsWellness101.pdf)

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.